15.52 And with that, the press conference is over, as is our live blog for the day. Do check back with us tomorrow for more coverage of the trial, in which Breivik is expected to give his statement. Also check the Telegraph's World News page for our updated stories on the case later on today, and while you're at it, please follow us on Twitter too. @TelegraphWorld. Thanks and see you tomorrow.

15.51 Some of the victims apparently were "relieved" to see Breivik in court because he has a "thin voice" and was a "small man", compared to the man they remember on Utoya.

15.45 Lawyers representing the victims say they want Breivik to be declared criminally "sane", because that is the general consensus of the victims and that he is kept in prison for "as long as is necessary.

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15.39 The defence expectedly sidesteps the question as to whether they find him sane or not. He adds that Breivik is:

...pleased when a new statement was issued concluding that he was sane, so that there were two reports with opposite conclusions and he state that he is satisfied that he will be given the opportunity to testify in court and there is a lot of interest in the case.

15.35 Mr Lippestad says Breivik up until recently wasn't really concerned if he was rendered legally sane or insane, but after the psychiatric reports, he apparently concluded it was important for him to be concluded sane.

He answered us but I don’t think I should divulge information from client conversations. But from overall point of view part of the explanation may be that he committed these acts he characterised as atrocious but necessary to prevent war in Europe.

15.25 The prosecution is holding a post-court press conference reviewing the day's events.

When asked if there is a "particular desire for revenge in this case", they reply no, they are trying to treat it like any other ordinary proceedings.

They refused to comment on his facial expressions in the court, and said they would revisit that during closing statements.

On Breivik's statement, due to be read tomorrow, the prosecution said it had no strong feelings about it. They also deny that they have decided whether he is criminally sane or not.

14.34 We'll close today's court hearing with thoughts from David Blair, our chief foreign correspondent, and Richard Orange on what has been an utterly compelling first day in court for Breivik.

This must have been the first time in history that a killer was made to watch the destruction he caused on TV, over and over again. The CCTV footage of the bomb blast was repeated from all available angles, showing people being cast down amid clouds of debris. The composure of Breivik's defence lawyer slipped as the sequences were shown. By the end, even the killer looked like a man struggling to maintain his self control.

An opening hearing that many Norwegian had said would be taken up with dry procedural turned out unexpectedly dramatic. But Breivik himself emerged from the prosecution's portrayal as more a sad fantasist, albeit one who committed terrible acts, than as the warrior activist that he attempts to portray.

14.17 And that's it for the day.. bit of an abrupt end. They will reconvene tomorrow morning with Breivik's statement, according to judge Wenche Elisabeth Arntzen.

Crucially in the closing statement, they said Breivik wishes to be sentenced as a "legally sane" person. He is once again led out in handcuffs, presumably so he doesn't do any closed-fist Nazi-style salutes.

14.13 Lippestad would call witnesses to determine if Breivik is the sole holder of the view he presents in his statement, or if there are other subcultures who hold such views.

He wants the right to request extra time to demand a postponement and call further witnesses as a result of large amount of additional evidence received as late as Friday

14.07 Time for the defence to speak. Lawyer Geir Lippestad says Breivik will invoke self defence and will expand on that in the coming days.

Another issue is "legal sanity". There are, remember, two reports on Breivik - one which labels him sane, and another insane.

Lippestad says Breivik has a "basic right" and a "human right" to give a statement. It is also the "most important piece of evidence" that will be given to the court, which will help them decide whether he is sane.

He also says Breivik wants to use a written document to give evidence tomorrow, which will apparently take 30 minutes to read aloud.

13.59 The prosecutor has confirmed he will call Breivik's mother Wenche Behring as a witness, a move many Norwegian commentators had not expected. Breivik told police in interviews that his greatest fear was that she would be called.

I just hope that my mother is not there... She is the only one who can make me emotionally unstable. She is my Achilles' heel.

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Since its launch in 2004, World of Warcraft has acquired a reputation as one of the world’s most addictive computer games, after a number of high-profile incidents.

A 15 year-old Swedish boy had convulsions after playing for 24 hours straight in 2009, and last year an American mother was sentenced to 25 years in prison after her three year-old daughter died from malnutrition while she played the game for hours on end.

By the time the prosecution finished outlining those killed on the island of Utoya, where Breivik carried out a massacre at a labour party youth camp, the list had become a harrowing medical litany, with each accounts ending with the kill-shot to the head Breivik dealt out to no fewer than 54 of his victims.

13.18 Breivik was arrested at approximately 6.34pm. They show what appears to be a new picture of him, complete with wet suit and fake police badge, shortly after his arrest.

The court has now adjourned for a 20-minute break. Breivik is handcuffed again as the court rises.

13.10 The court reads out Breivik's second call to police in which he says he has "just performed an operation on behalf of Knight Templar.

My name Anders Behring Breivik. I am a commander of the Norweigain resistance movement. Please could you give me the head of Delta...Yes, I am at Utoya, I am a person who wishes to surrender. Knights Templar is the name of the organisation but we are part of the anti-communist movement.

I have just carried out an operation on behalf of Knights Templar Europe and Norway

Breivik smiles broadly when he first hears the call, then suddenly frowns and looks thoughtful.

13.08 Despite phoning the police to offer his surrender, he continued to killed at least another 22 people.

13.02 As the narrative goes, before 17.57, Breivik returns to the cafe, and brings with him a mobile telephone he found. At approx 18.00 he speaks to the police for the first time. The court is played an audio of his call in which he said: "I wish to surrender." Breivik sits impassively in court.

We have the recording of the phone call from when it was originally leaked to the press.

12.50 The prosecutor goes into detail on Breivik's actions on Utoya. What is clear is how quickly he moved taking down his victims.

At 17.21 the first shots were fired, when he killed three - Trond Berntsen, Monica Elisabeth Bosei and Rune Havdal. Two minutes later he killed another three, and at 17.25 he killed two people south of the cafe. He then shot another seven, all in the tent, camp.

At 17.30, nine minutes after the first shots, he entered the cafe.

A victim of the Oslo blast and an aerial shot of Utoya Island

12.48 The court is played an horrific recording of a girl on the phone ot emergency services. Richard Orange says the court could hear her sobbing in panic as the shots got closer and closer. According to Richard, her name is Renate Tårnes, who was 22 at the time. She survived the ordeal. He boyfriend was killed on the island.

12.42 Police have also made a visualisation of the course of events on Utoya.

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Trygve Sorvaag - Difficulties among survivors at back of public gallery as prosecutor goes through &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#Breivik&lt;/a&gt;'s killer spree on island in detail. &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#Breivik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/noframe&gt;

12.38 The prosecutor is now breaking down Breivik's journey from Oslo to Utoya. Utoya is about 500m long, 300m wide. He details how Brevik was disguised as a police officer and after the carnage in Oslo, insisted he get on to the island.

There were 560 people on the island when Breivik arrived. Richard Orange says there is just a hint of a smile from Breivik as the prosecutor outlined how he called the ferry for a trip.

The prosecutor is now showing a video taken by a helicopter on the day of the attack.

12.28 Richard Orange, who saw the CCTV footage of the explosions, adds:

Somehow the absence of any sound to the CCTV recordings makes the images of devastation all the more affecting.

12.27 The court sees an interactive map of the explosions, with red and yellow dots placed around the Government buildings.

12.16 Richard Orange and David Blair both describe the footage, deemed too distressing to be shown in full:

Four CCTV screens now, showing eery sped-up imagery of ordinary citizens going about their day around the van, which we know is about to leave many of them badly injured, and eight dead.

The explosions goes off, leaving the square littered with papers and rubble.

Terrible footage of the bomb blast has just been shown, so distressing that it could not be broadcast and still images were also banned. Over and over again, the explosion was shown from different angles. Lamposts are bent double by the detonation, clouds of rubble and wreckage fly in all directions. Some people take cover, others stand dazed and transfixed. Some just run.

Photos relating to the case are projected onto a screen in the courtroom (EPA)

12.12 Richard Orange reports:

Screen in court now showing CCTV footage Breivik's van driving through Oslo to the government quarter and parking under the tower that houses the Prime Minister's office.

Breivik leaves the van parked and slowly walks down the streets of Oslo, dressed in what appears to be a fireman's uniform.

Breivik climbs into a parked 4X4 car, and drives away.

12.10 Again, he fails to conceal a smirk before looking around the room in a somewhat bored manner.

12.09 The court sees an animated video of Breivik's movements, beginning in a van then moving on foot where he is represented by a red dot. From this point on, there is a ban on broadcasting the remainder of the video.

Breivik is fiddling with his tie as he watches, a blank expression on his face.

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12.08 The court will break for a moment to allow people who do not wish to see the footage to leave the room.

12.06 His movements are documented by CCTV footage, the court hears.

12.05 Breivik sent an email to "a number of addresses" with a word file attachment of his manifesto, the court hears. Of the 8,000 addresses he attempted to send to, less than 1,000 arrived.

12.00 The court has now reconvened for the afternoon session. The prosecution will continue with their opening.

Breivik's trailer for his revolution consists of a disconnected series of images and cartoons drawn from the internet, making his case for a war against multiculturalism and Islam.

The most chilling sequence comes towards the end after he introduces the Knights Templars who will save Europe.

First comes an image of a Knight Templar in crusader clothes, his sword raised above his head, about to strike a killer blow, then an image of Breivik in a wetsuit, aiming an assault rifle at the camera.

"Before we can start our crusade, we must do our duty decimating cultural marxism," a message reads, alluding to Breivik's brutal intentions.

11.00 The 12-minute-long video has now finished and the court will break for lunch. There is, of course, a one-hour time difference between the court in Norway and the UK.

10.59Breivik is shedding tears as he watches his own video.

David Blair reports:

Breivik finally shows real emotion, apparently moved to tears by his 12-minute Youtube film on the supposed "Cultural Marxist" onslaught on Europe. This outlines the alleged threat to western civilisation, before hailing past heroes, including Vlad the Impaler. It was when he appeared that Breivik broke down.

10.45 The court will now see Breivik's movie trailer for "Knights Templar 2083", but the cameras in the court room are to be switched off. Richard Orange says journalists are anticipating some graphic imagery.

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Trygve Sorvaag - Prosecutor about to show Breivik's 12 minutes long propaganda video which he uploaded to YouTube just before the bombing. &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#Breivik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/noframe&gt;

10.39 Richard Orange reports:

Breivik gave a slight smirk or grimace as he perused the diagrams of the bomb he made, on the evidence document in front of him. He's listening intently now, and looking at the pictures of his bomb-making preparations projected onto the screen, and then back to his notes. The bomb killed eight people, and injured 209.

10.29 The court sees a drawing made by Breivik for the police,detailing the explosives he intended to use in the attack

10.20 Breivik tries to suppress a smile as he sees a picture of himself in uniform

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Trygve Sorvaag - &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#Breivik&lt;/a&gt; looks at picture of himself in parade uniform from manifesto. He looks pleased with this being shown in court.&lt;/noframe&gt;

We are now looking at a picture of Breivik's bedroom. If you were asked to imagine the bedroom of a psychotic fantasist, you would picture a tiny garret, just big enough for a bed, a computer, some garish artwork and an absurdly oversized safe on the floor.

Breivik's bedroom is a tiny garret, just big enough for a bed, a computer, some garish artwork and an absurdly oversized safe on the floor.

If you were asked how an unemployed, psychotic fantasist would fill his many empty hours, you would predict that he would submerge himself in some wantonly violent, virtual reality computer game.

Breivik mastered all 85 levels of "World of Warcraft"."

10.16 Richard Orange reports:

It seems as if Svein Holden is suggesting a link between Breivik's fantastical ideas to his absorption in World of Warcraft, a multi-player game. He projects a still from World of Warcraft, with a character called "Justicar Andersnordic", suggesting a clear parallel between his character in the game, and Breivik's belief that he is a member of the Knights Justiciar, a secret anti-Islamic movement.

As if to underline Breivik's sad withdrawn life before his attacks, Mr Holden is showing a photo of Breivik's bedroom, where, he says Breivik spent a year playing World of Warcraft "full-time", living off his savings.

10.08 Breivik played extensively on World of Warcraft, with one period where he played full time for about a year, the court hears.

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Robin Wigglesworth - &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#Breivik&lt;/a&gt; pampered himself with a year of playing World of Warcraft fulltime in 06-07, as a reward for impending "martyrdom".&lt;/noframe&gt;

Breivik appears more focused now, staring at Svein Holden as he details his early history of business failure, minor tax fraud, and money laundering. He's now moving onto Breivik's involvement in the freemason movement.

10.04 Richard Orange says:

Prosecutor Svein Holden appears to be starting by seeking to undermine Breivik’s grandiose idea of himself, detailing his lowly initial career in telephone sales, and the failures of the three companies he set up in the early 2000s, followed by his founding of a more successful business selling fake diplomas.

David Blair adds:

It turns out that Breivik is an ex-telephone salesman and "customer service" adviser. He also sold fake diplomas over the internet. The profits allowed him finally to stop living with his mum.

9.57 Richard Orange reports:

The prosecutor is starting the Breivik's most fantastical claim, that he is part of a secret organisation dedicated to combatting Islam.

"There is one subject, in particular that stands out," Svein Holden said. "Namely that Breivik claims he became a member of the Knights Templar in London at a meeting in April 2002."

"In our opinion, no such network exists as the one Breivik has described," he added.

9.55 The prosecutor has said the opening statement will last up to four hours.

(REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)

9.54 Judge Wenche Elizabeth Arntzen has warned that some of the film footage to be shown on video is too shocking to be broadcast outside the courtoom, and instructed the prosectutors to warn TV cameras in advance.

"The time has come for me to give you an insight into what happened on the 22 July," says prosecutor Svein Holden.

Breivik will be answering on "Incidents that are quite far back in time", so will ask about five different periods in his life.

9.50 Court has resumed.

9.38 People in the court room go over to Breivik as the court breaks to shake his hand; David Blair has explained they are his defence lawyers and psychiatrists.

Richard Oliver confirms it is a Norwegian convention. Olav Ronneberg, a reporter for Norway's state television station, told him:

They always shake hands in a Norwegian courtroom.Whether you're a murderer, a robber, or a rapist, they always shake hands.

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Fay Guest - The footage of so many shaking hands with &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#Breivik&lt;/a&gt; in the Norweigan courtroom is making me feel somewhat sick. &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Norway" target="_blank"&gt;#Norway&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/noframe&gt;

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Fredrik WallÃ¸e - Survivors sat together in courtroom: holding around each other, some breaking down in tears, others with closed eyes. &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Utoya" target="_blank"&gt;#Utoya&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/noframe&gt;

9.31 David Blair says:

We have now heard Breivik's defence: he "acknowledges" the "acts", but says that he carried them out in "self defence". He apparently shot a 17-year-old girl six times as she sat in a cafe in "self defence". Silje Merete Fjellbu was his 12th victim.

9.27 Richard Orange explains:

The prosecutors are still beginning the trial calling for Breivik to be transferred to compulsory mental health treatment, not prison, despite a new psychiatrists report last week ruling him sane enough to be criminally responsible.

But they reserve the right to make a submission to have this changed to a call for a prison sentence, based on information that comes up in the trial.

9.26 The court is now taking a short, 20-minute break

9.21 Breivik has pleaded not guilty and says he did it in "self-defence". "I acknowledge the acts but I do not plead guilty," he says.

9.20 The long list of victims concludes, after nearly an hour of reading.

David Blair, in court for the Telegraph, reports:

After a solid 51 minutes, the list of Breivik's victims has been read out in full. I didn't know there were so many ways in which to injure or kill a human being. Through it all, Breivik remained impassive, apparently following the list of the dead and wounded, just like everyone else in court. He has now looked up, apparently bored.

9.19 Breivik shuts his eyes as the list of victims continues.

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Matthew Price - I took &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#Breivik&lt;/a&gt; an hour and a quarter to kill and injure so many. It's almost taken as long to read out the details of his victims.&lt;/noframe&gt;

9.18

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Robert Nisbet - &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#breivik&lt;/a&gt; Youngest victim on Utoya was just 14, the oldest was 51 year old Trond Berntsen a security officer who challenged killer on island&lt;/noframe&gt;

9.17

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Telegraph World News - Is &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#Breivik&lt;/a&gt; asleep or is he reading the list of victims? He doesn't appear to have moved in last five minutes &lt;a href="http://t.co/fmD3bVIg" target="_blank"&gt;http://t.co/fmD3bVIg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/noframe&gt;

9.13 Richard Orange says:

The four forensic psychiatrists who have submitted reports on Breivik's sanity are positioned between Breivik and the prosecution, to scrutinise his reactions throughout the ten-week trial.

The two psychiatrists who judged in November that Breivik was insane and could not be held responsible, Torgeir Husby and Synne Soerheim, appear to be studying Breivik's face somewhat more intently than Agnar Aspaas and Terje Toerrisen, who judged him sane last week.

Their evidence will be crucial in determining whether Breivik faces his future in a jail or a mental institution.

9.07 David Blair adds:

An appalling litany of horror is being detailed as the prosecutor goes through the list of Breivik's victims. But there is something unreal about this. The prosecutor just reads it all out in a flat, impassive voice while people in the court shuffle their papers, play with their blackberries and fiddle with their hair. In other words, they behave as if they're listening to an airport announcement. As one particularly horrifying killing was detailed, the two lawyers behind the prosecutor thought that was the right moment for a quick chat. If I was related to any of these victims, I would be furious.

9.03 The long list of victims is understandably proving difficult for many to hear:

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Trygve Sorvaag - Graphic details so horrific that many Norwegian media "bleep" the sound when prosecutor reads the details of how they were killed. &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#Breivik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/noframe&gt;

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Lando Calrissian - It's sad the mundane way in which the courtroom roll call of the savage peasant anders breivik's victims sounds like the football results ð&amp;Yuml;&amp;rdquo;&lt;/noframe&gt;

8.54 Richard Orange notes:

The court has spent £1.6m for court security, which has been contracted out to Britain's G4S. Police with assault rifles, a rare sight in normally peaceful Oslo, were also positioned outside the courtroom.

8.50

8.47 David Blair continues to report on Breivik's bizarre behaviour:

The list of Breivik's victims is being read out. The killer is slouched in his chair, apparently indifferent. But I've just realised that he's following the same list of the dead that I'm looking at on the indictment. Occasionally, he nods as if remembering how he shot a particular person. He looks like he's running a finger down a shopping list and checking off the items he bought. One of the most brazen displays of callousness I've ever seen.

8.46 In a similar vein, Norway's leading tabloid "Dagbladet" has included a special button on its website today, so that users weary of the trial, can read an alternative site with no coverage.

8.40 The hashtag #Breivik has already become a top trending topic on Twitter, with commentators divided in their opinion of the trial. Some argue he should not be given the opportunity to publicise with views, while other believe it is a triumph for open Norwegian justice.

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Dan Rebellato - It will be a great sign of Norway's civilised maturity if Breivik has his platform, is heard, disagreed with &amp;amp; justice proceeds.&lt;/noframe&gt;

&lt;noframe&gt;Twitter: Matthew Price - Now a horrendous moment for &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Norway" target="_blank"&gt;#Norway&lt;/a&gt; - a full list of the dead. The first shot 5 times. &lt;a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Breivik" target="_blank"&gt;#Breivik&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/noframe&gt;

8.34 The court is still hearing details of the young victims with details of their injuries.

Richard Orange comments:

The list of 69 victims from the island of Utoya and their injuries is building up into a horrifying medical litany, most ending with the shot to the head that was Breivik's final blow. Of those who died on Utoya, 56 died from kill-shots to the head. Breivik remains almost stationary, occasionally scratching his face, his eyes averted from the journalists and bereaved in front of him.

The list of Breivik's victims is now being read out. As Breivik looks on nonchalantly, the horrifying toll of injuries he inflicted is detailed. One 51-year-old woman who happened to be on the 10th floor of H block was mutilated by a "30cm long thick wooden splinter" which "penetrated her left ear". Breivik indifferently pours himself a glass of water.

8.25 Reports are now coming in from victims of the attack, who spoke to the Telegraph team before entering the courtroom earlier this morning.

Bjorn Ihler, 20, who survived Breivik on Utoya by swimming out into the sea, said he felt the need to follow the case and hoped it would help him to move on.

He told Richard Orange:

It’s going to be difficult, no question about that.

I don’t think it’s possible to emotionally prepare for this case in any way, except for expecting the fact that there are going to things that I’m not prepared for.

I think he [Breivik] should be treated in the same way as any other prisoner in Norway would. I think it’s important to preserve the values we had before this happened. I don’t want to give him the powers to change my views on the way the legal system should work. That’s very important to me."

Christian Bjelland, whose 15-year-old son was on Utoya but survived, said she hoped the court would not allow Breivik a podium.

Nobody wants to give him a microphone for his political views. Most of us expect him to try, but we are quite sure that the judge will stop him."

8.24 Richard Orange said five survivors and 113 journalists are placed in the central courtroom, which Norway has spent £10.5m building specially for the case.

The first day will be taken up with prosecutor Svein Holden outlining his case against Breivik. He is expected to illustrate the severity of the crimes with videos, photos and recordings from victims on Utoya caught when people on the island dialled the emergency services.

8.20 The prosecutor continues to read out a list of Breivik's 77 victims.

David Blair reports:

All this is taking place a stone's throw from where his car bomb went off on 22 July. The court is right next to "H" block, housing the prime minister's office, where Brevik detonated 950 kg of explosives packed inside a volkswagen. Nine months later, the building is still sealed off and abandoned.

8.17 Richard Orange says:

Breivik looks completely impassive, as the list of the victims who died in the bombing of Oslo government quarters, what their injuries and direct causes of death were, just looking down at his notes.

Photographers have now been asked to leave the building.

8.16 Breivik is charged with "having committed a terrorist act...bringing out an explosion where loss of human life or damage to property of others could be caused."

Aggravating circumstances include "destabilising society" and "seriously intimidating a population," the court hears.

The court has also heard the beginning of a harrowing list of the 77 victims.

A remarkable display of insolence from Breivik. "I do not recognise the Norwegian courts," he said within minutes of the opening of his trial. Calmly addressing the judge, he added: "You have your mandate from political parties who support multiculturalism." He added that "furthermore, it is well known" that the judge is a personal friend of the sister of a former Norwegian prime minister.

Minutes later, Breivik stood up again to confirm his date of birth and that he was currently in prison. The judge said: "And you are unemployed?"

Breivik fired back: "That is not correct. I am a writer and I work from prison."

Strutting, arrogant, self-important and enjoying every minute.

8.12 The judge has asked Breivik to stand and requested his name and age. "Are you unemployed?" she asks.

"That's not correct," said Breivik. "I am a writer and I work from prison".

8.10 Richard Orange reports:

"I do not accept your authority in this case," said Breivik. "You've gotten your political mandate from forces that support multiculturalism."

He said she was friends with the sister of Gro Harlem Brundtland; a former labour leader.

"We are not raising any formal objection, its just information. I am just notifying you that I don't recognise the court," he went on.

8.05 Breivik speaks to say he does not recognise the authority of the Norwegian court.

"We will make a note of that general objection", says the judge

8.03 The Telegraph's Richard Orange reports:

Breivik entered courtroom, and shook hands calmly with others on the bench, perhaps the psychiatrists, perhaps his defence team, impossible to see.

He looked pasty, his face slightly bloated and sporting an under-chin beard.

Judge Wenche Behring has started with introduction...

8.01 According to Sky News, Breivik made a far-right salute as he arrived at the court room

One of the more remarkable aspects of Breivik's actions in July was the 1,500-page manifesto he posted online which revealed plans for the norway massacre under the pseudonym Andrew Berwick. It can be read in full.

7.26 Our picture desk has put together a slideshow of the terrorist attacks and the aftermath. Arguably the most chilling photos are of Breivik walking police through his massacre.

The massacre started with an explosion in Oslo and finished with the slaughter of dozens of teenagers at a youth camp on the isolated island of Utoya. The final death toll was 77.

There were 68 people shot dead in Utoya and eight killed in the blast in Oslo...

As Norwegians feared secondary blasts in the aftermath of the Oslo bombing, teenagers at a Labour Party youth camp were being indiscriminately gunned down on the isolated island of Utoya, a short car ride from the Norwegian capital.

Dressed as a policeman, Breivik beckoned teenagers towards him with cries of “you’re safe” before mowing them down in a shower of bullets. To others he laughed as he said "you all must die".

In his killing manifesto, which he says took him three years to write, Breivik said he would be listening to the song Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell on his iPod while carrying out the killing spree. He said the song would help him suppress his fear.

Teenagers who survived the initial attack threw themselves into the sub-zero waters of the lake in an attempt to flee. Others hid under corpses and barricaded themselves inside their rooms. One 15-year-old girl managed to survive by crouching under the same rock the killer was standing on. Others played dead.

At least one person was killed by the powerful explosion which ripped through government and media buildings on Oslo, Norway

In this photo taken by Vergard M. Aas, a Norwegian crime reporter who responded to the scene of the mass shooting on Utoya Island, Norway, victims lie near the shoreline approximately one hour after police now say Anders Behring Breivik dressed as a police officer gunned down the youths

7.20 As well as our news team in London covering the trial, we have two reporters in Oslo - David Blair, the Daily Telegraph's Chief Foreign Correspondent, and Richard Orange. You can follow Richard on Twitter here, @Richard_Orange. They will be bringing us out updates from the ground.

7.15am Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the first day of the trial of Anders Behring Breivik, the far-Right extremist who confessed to killing 77 people in Norway on July 22. The trial is due to start at 7am GMT (8am BST, 9am Norway). For a reminder of those horrific events, and the aftermath the following week, our live coverage from July is below.